Assessing physical, sexual, and psychological violence perpetrated by intimate male partners toward women: a Spanish cross-sectional study

There have been many studies on the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women's health, there being agreement on its detrimental effect. Research has focused mainly on the impact of physical violence on health, with few studies assessing the effect of sexual and psychological violence....

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Published in:Violence and victims 2005-02, Vol.20 (1), p.99-123
Main Authors: Garcia-Linares, M Isabel, Pico-Alfonso, Maria A, Sanchez-Lorente, Segunda, Savall-Rodriguez, Francisca, Celda-Navarro, Nuria, Blasco-Ros, Concepción, Martinez, Manuela
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Battered Women
Battered Women - psychology
Battered Women - statistics & numerical data
Behavior
Cross-Sectional Studies
Domestic Violence
Emotional Abuse
Evaluation
Family Violence
Female
Health
History
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Partner Abuse
Sex crimes
Sex Offenses
Sexual Abuse
Sexual Partners
Spain
Spain - epidemiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Women
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Summary:There have been many studies on the impact of intimate partner violence (IPV) on women's health, there being agreement on its detrimental effect. Research has focused mainly on the impact of physical violence on health, with few studies assessing the effect of sexual and psychological violence. Furthermore, there are many differences in the way violence experienced by women is assessed. While some researchers use available instruments, others develop their own questionnaires. This article gives detailed information about physical, sexual, and psychological violence, lifetime history of women's victimization, and aspects of women's behavior and feelings obtained with the questionnaire used in a Spanish cross-sectional study. Our results corroborate that IPV is not homogeneous, it being necessary to ask women about each type of violence they have experienced. Furthermore, to accurately assess the impact of IPV on women's health, it is necessary to control for other variables that also have detrimental effects on health.
ISSN:0886-6708
1945-7073
DOI:10.1891/088667005780927656